Impregnated with local culture and displaying an extensive palette of popular traditions and arts, processions in China are, or were, inherent constituents of local identity. Our focus here is processions of a religious nature, which play a vital role...

. The ceremonial procession is a common ritual element of virtually all religions. Biblical processions that might have affected Christian practice are those that were held with the Ark of the Covenant and that of Christ’s entry into Jerusalem on...

One cannot ring the bells and walk in the procession....

PROCESSION is the linearly ordered, solemn movement of a group through chartered space to a known destination to give witness, bear an esteemed object, perform a rite, fulfill a vow, gain merit, or visit a shrine. Some processions, such as the Via...

A procession (via Middle English processioun, French procession, derived from Latin, processio, itself from procedere, to go forth, advance, proceed) is, in general, an organized body of people advancing in a formal or ceremonial...

The Agrenco Group of Brazil opened its Alto Araguaia Industrial Complex in Mato Grosso on March 14. "The new complex will be the only plant in Brazil with integrated production and technology that gives it the flexibility to produce various types of meals, vegetable...

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At Pope John Paul II's 2005 funeral, people held up signs calling for "Santo Subito" _ meaning "Sainthood Now" _ but things don't work that fast in the Roman Catholic Church.There are long and detailed regulations for saint-making, a process that can take hundreds of...

It's a sunny Sunday morning, and altar boys ringing silver bells announce the passage of the Blood and Body of Christ through the ancient streets of Eijsden and its surrounding pastures.Roman Catholic families line the route to watch the start of "Bronkfeest," a local religious...